A little showing off and questions

Frst, the showing off! Here is the garden when I first created it in April, and how it looks now (links to scrapbook). It would've been better if the sun was out today and I'd tidied *l* Never mind.
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Then: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/00007pbe/g1
Now: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000t6tr/g1
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Then: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/000084dz/g1
Now: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000wdbx/g1
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Then: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/000096df/g1
Now: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000xrbp/g1
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Then: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000a9zw/g1
Now: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000ywr9/g1
And a couple of others:
Eryngium: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000pcs2/g1
Lemon thyme: http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000srqp/g1
And the questions:
Is this crocosmia?:http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000qyfz/g1
What is this?:http://pics.livejournal.com/dapperscavenger/pic/0000r3h0/g1
The second *might* be a Monarda but I'm not certain.